Topic:  SARSAT Maryland 2 Geostationary (GEO) Ground Station Offline

Date/Time Issued:  November 06, 2022 2002Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  SARSAT alert data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  November 06, 2022 1816Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:  The Maryland 2 GEO Ground Station in Suitland, MD is not receiving pass solution data. The maintenance vendor is investigating this issue.

Impact: Minor-There is no impact on distress alert detection/reporting timeliness due to the redundancy of the SARSAT GEOLUT system.

Contact Information for Further Information: USMCC Operationsusmcc@noaa.gov at 
301-817-4576

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A